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feat: Flag "news" used as a plural or singular noun rather than an uncountable/mass noun
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Description
This is common among non-native speakers whose first language is a Slavic language but probably others as well:
- Here is another news.
- There are many interesting news today.
Can be replaced by:
- news report(s)
- news story/stories
- report(s)
- piece(s) of news
- some news
Depending on context.
"Many" be replaced by "a lot of".
I'll maintain a list of examples I find in the wild here:
- In 2022 i read **a news** about Nikita Uvarov → In 2022 i read **some news** about Nikita Uvarov
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the existing grammar rules for noun usage, then use the listed examples to understand the intended diagnostics and contexts. Done means the checker identifies inappropriate singular or plural uses of “news” without flagging acceptable alternatives.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100